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Alpha-1 testing
While we will have specific spot tests for certain systems as we develop them post the Alpha one month, it should be expected and understood that after this Alpha one month there will be probably a significant amount of downtime where there won't be spot testing as we break apart a lot of systems, take what we learned from alpha one month and implement and iterate upon those learnings. So there's gonna be several months probably worth of significant downtime where there will not be access to spot testing, where we are going to go in and really rejigger a lot of systems[2] – Steven Sharif
Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
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Alpha-1 | Alpha-1 early preview livestream.[3] | March 27, 2020.[4] |
Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).[5][6] | May 28, 2020.[7][8] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[9] | Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[9] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[9] | Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[10][11] | |
Alpha-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).[12][13] | Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.[12][13] | |
Alpha-1 preview weekend (no NDA).[12] | July 9 - July 11 2021.[14][15][12] | |
Alpha-1 (no NDA).[12] | July 14 - August 15 2021.[16][17] |
The term "alpha" is a tricky one, and it typically has 2 meanings in gaming. The development meaning for alpha is a point in the process where we are ready to test the fundamental systems in their core form, without polish and without much of the content. Then, there is the external or "marketing" term for alpha. This is typically applied to Eastern-ported MMORPGs, when in fact that is a completed game being localized for a region, and not really indicative of a true development alpha. As you may know by now, game development has many stages - from the initial tech demos to the pre-production and pre-alpha states, then on to the alphas and betas and eventually launch.[9] – Steven Sharif
I want to make emphatically clear, our alphas and betas are true development alphas and betas, and some have said I am crazy to allow these phases to be seen without an NDA…maybe I am crazy? lol… But I am trusting the community of gamers out there to get a glimpse into the process, and understand the long road ahead for what will eventually be worth the wait. Given time and talent, amazing things can happen, so make sure you help us in communicating that we are in open development which means people get to see the bare bones before the meat. And look, I know people see our 4K footage and say, "This looks better than most released games!", but trust me when I say, you ain't seen nothin’ yet.[9] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-1 release schedule
Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
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Alpha | Alpha-1 early preview livestream.[3] | March 27, 2020.[4] |
Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).[5][6] | May 28, 2020.[7][8] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[9] | Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[9] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[9] | Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[10][11] | |
Alpha-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).[12][13] | Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.[12][13] | |
Alpha-1 preview weekend (no NDA).[12] | July 9 - July 11 2021.[14][15][12] | |
Alpha-1 (no NDA).[12] | July 14 - August 15 2021.[16][17] |
Alpha-1 NDA
Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 releases are not covered by NDA (non-disclosure agreement).[18]
- Alpha-2 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-2 will be under NDA.[19]
- Alpha-1 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-1 was covered by NDA.[20][6]
- The developers will not necessarily announce when NDA testing starts.[21]
- We may not always announce when the NDA testing is, because we're not definitive how that testing is going to influence the future testing schedule; and we don't want to set the wrong expectation from a broader audience perspective on what they should be expecting with regards to testing.[21] – Steven Sharif
Participation
- Alpha-0 had over 2,500 participants.[22]
- Alpha-1 testing had approximately 9,600 participants as of August, 2018.[23][24] There were slightly over 13k participants as of May 31, 2021.[23] There were 5,300 unique logins during the 3 day weekend test of May 27, 2021.[23]
- Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.[25]
- Alpha-2 is expected to have over 100,000 participants.[26][27]
Alpha island
Alpha-1 testing took place in a zone to the north west of the world map.[33] This zone has many islands and a mainland area.[34]
- The Alpha-1 starting area is set in the ruins of an Pyrian divine gateway.[35]
- There are 12 different (sub)zones in the Alpha-1 testing location.[32]
- The Alpha-1 map was approximately 70 km2 of playable area.[36]
- Alpha island (also called Alpha-0 island) was the first open-world testing zone for Alpha-1 participants.[41]
- There are approximately 4 biomes in Alpha-1: Flood plains, Desert (Desert), Snowy mountains, Forest.[42][43]
- Temporary teleportation points will be present in early tests until ships are introduced later in the alpha testing.[44]
Ver também
Referências
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-05-28 (1:36:43).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-07-30 (20:30).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 March 2020 newsletter.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vídeo, 2020-03-23 (0:01).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Creative Director's Letter, 2020-04-1.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, October 16 2020
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-02-26 (14:58).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, January 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 Alpha One Schedule Update, May 10 2021.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 An Update on Alpha One Schedule, March 12 2021
- ↑ 14.0 14.1
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ashes of Creation Twitter - Alpha-1 Preview Weekend Begins
- ↑ 16.0 16.1
- ↑ 17.0 17.1
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-01-18 (49:26).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2023-09-29 (55:34).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-05-29 (31:37).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Entrevista, 2023-07-09 (26:35).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2018-08-24 (12:18).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-08-17 (24:07).
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Transmissão ao vivo, 2017-11-17 (28:50).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2023-01-27 (11:05).
- ↑ Alpha-1 screenshot.
- ↑
- ↑ Guide to Alpha One.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-11-30 (12:09).
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-11-30 (22:43).
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-11-30 (9:51).
- ↑ 34.0 34.1
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-03-26 (16:05).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2022-01-14 (3:50).
- ↑
- ↑ Entrevista, 2020-07-19 (1:21:49).
- ↑ Podcast, 2021-04-11 (53:01).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-11-30 (25:45).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-01-29 (26:38).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2017-10-16 (12:08).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-11-30 (24:51).